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Wu. 642,322. Pmmnwd Jan. 30, 12am. F. n. GODUAED.

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(Application filed Sept, 535, 1899.,

(No Model.)

UnrrTnn STATES PATENT QFFICE.

FRED D. GODDARD, OF EVERETT, -MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE WALKER & PRATT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSA- CI-IUSETTS- URN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 6%2322, dated January 30, 1900. Application filed September 25, 1899. Serial No. 731,555. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED I), GODDARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Everett, county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, have in vented an Improvement in Urns, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters and n umerals on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to an urn primarily intended for coifee, though it is capable of other uses, and it includes a fundamental and,

advantageous feature, a simple and convenlent embodiment of which is illustrated and will hereinafter be described.

In making coffee and to secure the essence and strength thereof it is essential 'thalfthe' water be at least at the boiling-point when poured over the grounds, as water at a lower temperature than boiling will give the product an insipid taste. By my improved urn, however, the construction is such that it is not possible for the Water to enter the coffee vessel or receptacle until it has reached the boiling-point.

My improved device in the present case involves a coffee vessel, a water vessel, means for edecting the supply of boiling water from the last-mentioned to the first-mentioned vessel, and means whereby the Water is prevented from such action until it reaches a predetermined temperature, which'in the present case is the boiling-point, and the several parts comprising the combination set forth may be of any character.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side eleva' tion of an urn constructed in accordance with my invention in a simple embodiment thereof. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the urn looking toward the left, and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the valve mechanism.

The urn illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings consists of two main sections, as 12 lricalshape. is provided with a series of depending legs,

andIB, generally formed wholly from metal and nickeled or otherwise ornamented upon the outer faces thereof, and the upper sectipn fits telescopically within the lower one,

Qndboth of them are of substantially cylin- The lower section 12 of the urn as 11-, adapted to rest upon a suitable support,

be heated in any suitable manner, either bya gas or hydrocarbon flame, and the boiling wa ter is forced from such vessel by the pressure of the steam created therein upward through a suitable pipe or conduit into the coilee vessci or chamber V.

- The pipe for conducting the boiling water is denoted by P, and it is straight substan- "*tiailynts entil dlengthfit passing" snugly through an opening in the top 15 of the water vessel and having its inlet or receiving end 17 in proximity to the bottom 10 of the water vessel. The coffee vessel V is separated from the inner wall of the cylindrical section of the urn by a space of suiiicient area as to permit the circulation of enough steam when the water is out OK from the pipe P to maintain'thc contents of said coii'ee vessel at a'proper heat. The upper end of the pipe is provided with a curved neck 18, the discharge end of which is located over the foraminous spreaderS. The

flange 21, adapted to rest upon the top of the vessel V. The coffee vessel or receptacle V" is removably mounted upon the spider or skeleton 22, secured to the inner wall of the lower section of the urn just above the top of the water vessel. 1 The urn is provided with a detachable cap, as C, fitted within the upper part 13 thereof and which can be taken from place to obtain access to the coffee vessel either for the purpose of cleaning the latter or providing it with a supply of coffee. The urn is provided near its lower side with a faucet 25 in communication with the water vessel V, by means of which any part ofthe contents of the latter can be drawn ed.

A casting is shown at C sustainednpou the top of the water vessel and providedwith a transverse vent or port 'T, the peculiar putpose of which will hereinafter appear.

The lower section of the urn carries a glass water-gage G in communication with thevesse'l' V, by which the height of the water in the latter can be determined and'from which it can be ascertained whether the water within the same is boiling. A second gage G is represented in the drawings, and it is in commu-' nication with the cofiee vessel V, by which the height of the coffee-(liquid) can be seen.

The urn is provided witha faucet 26 in communication with the codes vessel V, by which the liquid coffee can be drawn off from such vessel.

The construction previously described is substantially that of a well-known type of urn, and hence I have not illustrated with detail certain of the parts, nor'have I deemed it necessary to illustrate any particular kind of burner for heating the water in the vessel.

In the urns now in use when a flame is started it will create steam, and this steam or vapor will develop sufiicient pressure to force the water up through the pipe P into the coffee vessel before the water boils, and this, as is clearl y evident, is not desirable, for the water when under the boiling-point cannot extract the full strength of the cofiee. By myimv provements, however, it is impossible for-the water to pass from the water vessel to the coffee vessel until the boiling point has been reached.

The casting C to which I have prev lously referred has a lateral bore 30 extending into the port Tand opening into the upper side of the lower section of the urn above the top or wall 15. The lower section 12 is provided at its topat a convenient point with the lip 31, through which water can be poured, and upon the top 15 passing through the bore 30 and transverse port T in the casting G'into the vessel V, and the gage G will indicate at once when the proper amount of water has been supplied. The casting 0, having the transverse port T in line with the vent 35 in the top 15, is secured to said topand is provided longitudinally thereof with a chamber or recess 36 to receive 'the regulating-valve B, said valve being adapted to move across the transverse port 35, for a purpose that will hereinafter appear. The valve R is provided with the screw-threaded stem 37, exten ding through the lower part of the urn and also through the nut or block 38, secured thereto, said stem having at its extreme outer end the hand-wheel 39, by which it canv be operated to move the valve back and forth. The valve R, it will be seen upon inspection of Figs. 2 and 3, has a port or vent 40 extending depthwise through the same and ofless diameter than thetransverse port'T. In the present case I have provided means for reducing the area, but at no time wholly closing the vent 35 in the water or boiling vessel.

Vhen coffee is tobe made, the slide-valve R will be closed, thereby bringing the transverse port or vent 40 thereof into line with the transverse vent or port T in the casting or valve-carrier O, and consequently with the vent 35 in the water vessel. The port or vent 40 in the valve Ris of diametrically less area than the port T and vent 355 Water having been previously supplied to the vesselVand the-requisit e quantity of coflee-having been placed in'the vessel V, the burner (not shown) under the vessel V will be lighted. When a temperature of about 180 has been reached, this would be sufficient, if it were not for the partially-opened vent'35, to force the water into the tube and from thence into the vessel V; This partially-opened vent, however, per-' mits the escape of such initially-created steam or vapor, and this escape of the vapor will continue until the water commences to, boil,

the opening in the valve B. being of sufl'icient size to cause this peculiarity. The boilingpoint will be, reached very-shortly after the primary creation of the steam and the steam will be formed so rapidly that it cannot escape through the small orifice, but expands and forces the boiling water therefrom through the pipe P and from the latter over the spreader,

from which it trickles over thecoffee. When the vessel V has been supplied with the proper as the gage G will indicate, the valve Rwill be opened wide, thereby permitting the escape of the steam from the vessel V through the vent 35, which is then uncovered, and'as the steam passes from the vessel V it cannot efiect the elevation of boiling water through the pipe P. The steam, therefore, that passes through the vent 35 fills the space between the vessel V and the upper section 13 of the urn, thereby retaining the heat of the liquid c ofiee after the supply of boiling water has been shut off.

Upon an inspection of the drawings it will or predetermined quantity of boiling water,

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be seen that the Wall 15 separates the urn transversely into two compartmentsyin the lower of which the water-chamberis contained, while the upper one incases the coffee-receptacle, and the vent 35 affords a communication between the two compartments, so that boiling water can pass from thle water-cham: her, through said vent, into the upper compartment for the purpose of heating the coffee in the vessel when the feed of the boiling water to said vessel is stopped, as previously set forth. The construction previously set forth therefore absolutely prevents the supply of any water other than boiling to the coffee, and it also prevents any possibility of explosion of the water chamber or vessel V, as

an escape for the steam is always provided,

the size of the opening of course depending upon whether the water is being supplied to the upper vessel or not. g

The invention is not limited to theprecise details set forth, for these may be variously modified within the scope of the appended claims.

. lower Having fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure-by Letters Patent, is

1. An urn having'a wall extending transvcrsely across the interior thereof and separating the same into two compartments, and

said wall having a vent affording communi-,

cation between the compartments and the one having a hot-water chamber,a coffee vessel in which the coffee and boiling waterare mixed to produce the liquid coffee, and from which said liquid coffee is drawn, in the upper compartment, and said vent being located below the upper" edge of the coffee vessel, and a pipe for conveying boiling Water from said hot-water compartment to the coffee vessel.

2. An urnhaving a wall extending transversely across the interior thereof and separating the same into two compartments, said wall having a vent afiording communication between the compartments and the lower one having a hotavater chamber, a coifee vessel in which the codee and boiling water are mixed to produce the liquid coffee, and from which said liquid colfee is drawn, in the upper compartment, and said vent being located below the upper edge of the coffee vessel, a pipe for conveying boiling water from said hot-water compartment to the coffee vessel, and a valve for controlling said vent.

3. An urn having a wall extending transversely across the interior thereof and separating the same into two compartments, said wall having a vent affording communication between the compartments and the lower one from the water having a hot-water chamber, a coffee vessel located in the upper compartment, a pipe for conveying boiling water from said hot-water compartment 'to the coffee vessel, and a valve con trolling said vent and having a port of less area than the vent. I

4. An apparatus of the class specified including a cofiee vessel, a water vessel having a vent, means forefiectin'g. the supply of boiling Water to the coffee vessel from the water vessel, a valve-carrier provided with a port in communication with said vent, and a valve located to control said vent and having a port of less area than said vent.

5. An apparatus of the class specified ineluding, a eoflee vessel, a water vessel having a vent, means for conducting boiling water vessel to the codes vessel and a valve controlling said vent and having a port of less area than the vent.

6. An urn ineludinga coffee vessel, a water I vessel havinga vent, means for conducting boiling waterfrom the Water vessel to the cof fee vessel, and a valve controlling said vent and having a port of'less area'than the vent, the valve being provided with a stem projecting through the wall of the urn and equipped with an actuating device.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRED D. GODDARD.

Witnesses:

HEATH SUTHERLAND, GEO. W. GREGORY. 

